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Rio Grande Depot | 5.7 | March 18, 2020 NHD UTAH PROJECT GUIDEBOOK 2020-21 __________________________ Communication in History: The Key to Understanding CONTENTS Getting Started FAQs .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Annual Planning Calendar ........................................................................................................ 5 Divisions & Categories ............................................................................................................. 6 History Day Roadmap ............................................................................................................... 7 Breaking it Down ..................................................................................................................... 8 NHD Judging Criteria ................................................................................................................ 9 Theme & Topic 2021 Annual Theme .................................................................................................................. 11 Right-Sizing Your Topic ........................................................................................................... 12 Utah History Topic Ideas ..................................................................................................... 13-14 Topic Proposal Form ............................................................................................................... 15 Do Your Research Primary Sources – Secondary Sources: What’s the Difference? ........................................... 17 Primary & Secondary Sources: Which Is It? ............................................................................ 18 History Day Research Starter ................................................................................................. 19 Research Checklist .................................................................................................................. 21 Finding Credible Secondary Sources Online .......................................................................... 22 Finding Credible Primary Sources Online ............................................................................... 23 Exploring Primary Sources in Utah ........................................................................................ 24 Pull the Plug on Plagiarism ..................................................................................................... 25 NHD Research Tracker ........................................................................................................... 26 Electronic Citation Managers (NoodleTools, etc.) ................................................................ 27 The Annotated Bibliography .................................................................................................. 28 Thinking Like a Historian: Analysis & Synthesis Analyzing Secondary Sources (CRAAP) ................................................................................. 32 Analyzing Primary Sources (Observe, Question, Reflect) .................................................... 33 Making a Historical Argument ............................................................................................... 34 Showing Change Over Time ................................................................................................... 35 Main Event Summary ............................................................................................................. 36 Historical Context .................................................................................................................... 37 Significance in History ............................................................................................................ 39 Thesis & Theme Connection .................................................................................................. 40 Creating the Final Project Rules at a Glance .................................................................................................................... 43 Required Written Materials ................................................................................................... 45 History Day Learning Targets ................................................................................................ 46 Appendix: More Tools for Emerging Historians Historic Quotes: In Their Own Words ................................................................................... 48 Questions to Ask about Your Topic ....................................................................................... 49 Historical Thinking Skills by Stanford History Education Group .......................................... 50 Questions for Primary Sources ............................................................................................... 52 Strengthen Your Thesis Statement through FOCUS ............................................................. 53 NHD Utah 2020-21 Page | 2 GETTING STARTED NHD Utah 2020-21 Page | 3 FAQs Is the program only for studying Utah history? No. NHD Utah serves students in any year of the social studies curriculum, including Utah Studies, US History I and II, World Geography, and World History. Students may work on historical topics from any part of the world, from ancient history to recent history. Who can participate? Any student in grades 4-12. We serve public, private, parochial, charter, online, or home schools. Can a student participate if their school/teacher does not? Yes. Students may complete a project and enter their local regional competition on their own. No teacher is necessary to compete as an independent student. What does it cost? It’s FREE! There is no registration fee for regional or state competitions in Utah. Where can I find NHD and NHD Utah on the web? National History Day: https://www.nhd.org NHD Utah: https://history.utah.gov/utah-history-day/ How can I connect with NHD Utah? Facebook: UtahHistoryDay Instagram: Utah_History_Day SHARE THIS! I Love History Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=uYPCpQRqHVc NHD Utah 2020-21 Page | 4 ANNUAL PLANNING CALENDAR July 1 Contest year opens. Students may begin working on their projects anytime after July 1. January 1 Utah Contest Registration Opens You must know which students are going to compete by the registration deadline for your local contest. This is usually about 4 weeks before the contest date. Find contest dates and registration deadlines for your local contest: https://register.nhd.org/Contests February-March District Contests Canyons Salt Lake Regional Carbon Castle Country Regional Ogden Weber Regional February-March Regional Contests Cache (Logan) Castle Country (Price) Salt Lake (Taylorsville) San Juan (Blanding) South-Central (Beaver) Utah Valley (Orem) Washington (St. George) Weber (Ogden) April State Contest (SLC) June National Contest (Washington, DC) NHD Utah 2020-21 Page | 5 DIVISIONS & CATEGORIES THREE AGE DIVISIONS Division Grades Advances To Youth 4th-5th Advances to state level. Junior 6th-8th Advances to national level Senior 9th-12th Advances to national level. FIVE CREATIVE CATEGORIES Division Good For Key Parameters Documentary Students who enjoy 10-minute maximum. Students filmmaking. Use of historic research, write, film, narrate, edit. video, interview clips. Exhibit Visual arts, mixed media, 500 maximum student-composed artifacts, 3D displays. words. Size limits 40x30x72 inches. Performance Students who enjoy theater, 10-minute maximum. Students music. research, write, stage, set, costume, perform live. Website Students who are interested in Must use NHDWebCentral builder. web design. Use of stills, Maximum 1200 student-composed multimedia. words. Paper Students who enjoy writing. 1500-2500 words. NINE COMPETITION CATEGORIES PER DIVISION Age Division Individual Group (2-5 students) Youth Individual Documentary Group Documentary Junior Individual Exhibit Group Exhibit Senior Individual Performance Group Performance Individual Website Group Website Paper Groups should be established at the beginning of the project and group members should work together on the research and development of the project. Students may exit a group during the year, but new students may not be added to a group once research has begun. NHD Utah 2020-21 Page | 6 HISTORY DAY ROADMAP STEP 1: CHOOSE YOUR TOPIC • Be clear on how your topic connects to the Annual Theme. • Make sure your topic is historical. • Choose a topic that interests you! STEP 2: DO YOUR RESEARCH • Remember, historians are like detectives who discover the past. • Start by finding at least 5 secondary sources. Read up on your topic using credible secondary sources before you start searching for primary sources. Look for articles and books that were created by experts. Evaluate every website you use. • Find at least 10 primary sources on your topic. For some topics you can find hundreds of primary sources, so find as many as you can. • Use a variety of sources. Historians don’t just rely on the internet. They use actual books and articles, interviews, historic newspapers and magazines, letters, diaries, photos, maps, paintings, video clips, advertising, propaganda, laws, court cases, etc. • Conduct balanced research. Investigate various points of view, understand all sides of an issue, explore conflicts and debates. • Dig deeper! Interview someone who was there. Find more sources. • Track your sources as you